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3 Bold Street Bolton BL1 1LS

16002/23Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 29 August 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL, OFFICE, AND STORAGE TO 3no. STUDIO APARTMENTS

Received
17 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated4 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target15 Aug
  5. Decided29 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 Bold Street Bolton BL1 1LS. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BL1 1LS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 July 2023
Consultation expiry
14 July 2023
Consultation start
23 June 2023
Consultation end
14 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start
23 June 2023
Neighbour consultation end
14 July 2023
Last date for comments
14 July 2023
Target decision date
15 August 2023
Permission expires
29 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
45 Woodvale Avenue Bolton BL3 3HF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12142366
Documents
5
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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